More Than a New Friendship
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Me: I do not own Naruto
Sasuke: Yay I'm back in the story
Gaara: Since when?
Sasuke: My son needs to be taught the sharingan
Gaara: what ever, as long as your status remains as dead then I'm good
Sasuke: what's that supposed to mean?
Gaara: that means as long as you are dead then I won't have to kill you again
Sasuke: wanna bet
Me: I don't own Naruto. Don't hurt me!
Chapter XIII Who Are You?
Susurie woke and found herself in a room that was not her own. There was a large wooden dresser on the other side of the room. The bed was large enough for two to sleep in and there was a small couch with a fireplace opposite the door. She sat up and held her head from exhaustion. Her body ached all over and she was getting muscle cramps every few minutes. She bit her lip to keep from hissing out from the pain. She made a small whimper and tried to calm down. Where am I? "Good, you're awake."
"Where am I and how long have I been asleep?" she said congratulating herself for keeping calm enough to complete the sentence. Itachi pushed himself of the wall he was leaning against and walked towards her tired figure laying on the bed. She sat up strait to get a view of any possible changes in his movements. He smirked at her face, which held a nervous look plastered on it. "First, this is where Hiroshi and I live. Also, you've been asleep for more than three days. It appears your body is so used to that large amount of chakra that you posses, that once it's drained you get horribly fatigued." Wow, did the Uchiha Itachi just answer me. I thought mom said that the Uchihas rarely speak.
"If you're using me as bait for Kenichi then you might as well forget it." She spoke with the most venom she could force her voice to allow. "I know about his father; I'm not that stupid. Mom already told me about your brother and the entire 'sad story' behind my brother' father's life." He smirked. "Obviously you are clueless. I would have no use of your brother. The only thing that concerned me about your family was you. I've been watching for years now and you are of marriage and child bearing age soon." Oh…ok… wait what? What the hell of use could I be to them? Seeing the twisted look of confusion on her face he spoke up. "My son needs someone strong to bear his child and you're the strongest kunoichi I've ever come across." She backed up shaking her.
No, no, no, why is this happening again in our family? I need to get out of here now! Crap, the Uchihas are really bastards. "You still have little chakra if you are thinking of escaping. Now, I'll be gone for a week on a mission so my son will be here with you for some bonding time. Play nice!" He turned towards the door and walked out, locking the door behind him with a click. Must… not…cry. I'm stronger than this. Don't panic, the boys will come for me. Kami save me. She stifled a small sob and held back the tears threatening to pour from her jade eyes. She held her knees to her chest to get some warmth; she realized that chakra loss could make you too weak to produce much body heat. She lied there for a while until sleep from exhaustion over took her.
In Konoha with Akane and Kenichi
The two boys entered Konoha around eleven in the morning. The two walked toward the Hokage tower lost in their own thoughts. I wonder how many we'll need to take down this Itachi guy and his son. This is definitely a sticky situation, especially if Susurie is still sedated. Hope fully the Hokage can help some. Wasn't he mom's old teammate? Akane thought while eyeing the path they were currently on. How strong is Itachi? Mom always said that dad (Sasuke) was strong but Itachi just killed his family just like that, like it was nothing. Damn, Susurie I hope you are okay and lets prey to Kami that ma isn't freakin' out. Hopefully, dad (Gaara) can keep her calm. They both continued to walk while both in their own dream worlds. AN: he calls them both dad cause he was raised with Gaara as his father but the news of Sasuke being his dad has him slightly torn.
As they continued toward the Hokage tower, and made their presence known, they attracted a rather large crowd of ninja and fan girls alike, mostly fan girls. The two publicly stoic boys growled and shrugged it off and kept walking. They arrived at the Hokage tower and proceeded to the secretary's desk. They requested to see the Hokage and said it was urgent. She nodded and left them for a moment and went into the room to return and ushered them in.
They were in a large room with a large desk surrounded by bookshelves. Sitting behind the desk was a spiky, blond haired Hokage. He was signing papers when they arrived and he looked up as the bowed to show respect. He nodded and offered them a seat. After, seated, Naruto couldn't help but stare at Kenichi. He broke his gaze to get more business like. "The two of you said this was important; so what sends the Kazekage's sons here to Konoha? Oh and how is Sakura-chan by the way?"
"Itachi Uchiha is alive and has kidnapped our sister for uses of his seventeen year old son's purposes. Many of Suna's ninja are on missions and we request help form Konoha. She's been sedated so there's a slim chance that if we don't go for her then they'll violate her. What ever ninja you can spare would be most helpful." Akane said calmly. "Oh and mom, the last we herd, is fine." Kenichi added. I thought Sasuke said he was dead. I wonder if he even knows about Sasuke. As if reading his mind, Kenichi spoke up. "I'm aware of my relations to Itachi but we are pretty sure they only want Susurie. And my dad left him for dead if you are wondering why he's alive. He was just assuming he'd die." Kenichi said with no emotion on his face.
"Well if that be the cause, then I'll assign two three-man squads. They'll meet you by the gates at noon. You're dismissed. …and say hi to your parents for me would you." They nodded then bowed before leaving the room. They left the building and found a small stall to get a quick lunch before they leave.
With Susurie
She woke to a slight knock on the door. She bolted up and gripped under the pillow where her kunai was normally. It took a second to process why it wasn't there. She looked up feeling very vulnerable as a man around the age of her brothers, maybe a little younger, entered the room. He looked like a nearly exact copy of Itachi except much younger. She couldn't help to notice that he looked really close to Kenichi as well. He was not wearing his Akatsuki robes like Itachi so she had a good look at his sculpted muscles that were under his mesh shirt. He was wearing baggy pants as well but she had no doubt that there was pure muscle for legs under the pants. (A/N: Yes that's all she was thinking, mind out of gutter please)
He was looking at her for some time before she realized that she was still staring. She regained her composure to notice he was holding out a black yukata (anybody know what their called?). She took it with small thanks. "The bathroom is through there." He said pointing to a door near the bed she didn't notice before. She nodded and looked down. She attempted to get up but winced at the pain running through her legs as she tried to stand. She wobbled a bit and fell forward to be caught be the man watching her. "You must be really strong if you are this weak without your chakra." He commented as she straightened up after being released from his hold.
"Lunch is in the kitchen. Turn left down the hall and it'll be the third door on the right. You can come once you're decent. I know it might not be much, but welcome to our home." He said walking towards the door. "Thank you …?" she said softly. "Hiroshi." He said with out looking back. She entered the bathroom to find an extremely large bathtub with different bubble mixtures and smells that she could add to the water. She drew a bath and added a bubble bath mixture that smelled like cotton blossoms. She sunk into the water and felt her muscles loosen up a bit. For being in a house full of men, they definitely know what a girl needs.
At Konoha Gates: the boys and the squads
The boys arrived five minutes early to find the teams were already there. They surveyed the group: three boys and three girls. The first girl had golden blond hair with white eyes with the faintest hint of lavender. She was twiddling her thumbs and looking at the ground after noticing their eyes on her. The next girl had dark brown hair tied into two buns on her head with similar eyes talking to what appeared to be her brother, who had identical colored hair tied in a low ponytail but had chocolate eyes. The last girl was talking to what appeared to be her brother as well, with brown hair that was cut to her shoulders, carrying a black wolfish like puppy with a white belly. Next to her was what they presumed to be her brother who was wearing a hoody covering his hair from view. He had upside down triangle shaped markings on his face, and was carrying a white wolfish puppy as well. The last member of the team was a boy that had brown hair in a ponytail with piercing blue eyes. He was muttering something along the lines of 'a girl can't take care of herself … troublesome.'
The blond girl approached them blushing like a tomato and gave them a scroll that they opened and read together silently.
Scroll: You have two weeks before I need my shinobi back so good luck finding your sister. I've sent the best we could spare. Three with the byakugun: Naru my daughter and my brother in law's children Kenji and Naomi. All three are skilled in the gentle fist method of fighting and Kenji and Naomi have the best weapon control since their mother's time. I sent Sho as the brilliant strategist who has no other rival his age in scheming, kinda funny that his name means brilliant ne? And the last two, Ayame and Naoki are from a dog clan and have exceptional tracking skills. I expect them all back within two weeks, so use the time wisely. Try not to get them killed and stay away from the girls. Sixth Hokage
The boys rolled up the scroll and examined the group again and tried to piece together the names with the face. Once the name issue was sorted out, they gave some of Susurie's clothes to Ayame and Naoki for their dogs to smell. The dogs caught a faint trail and they signaled the group to move out.
With Susurie
Susurie placed the black yukata that had a green obi the color of her eyes, on before leaving the room. The bath helped her a great deal and now she was in much less pain. She walked through a long white hall until she past the first two doors on her right. When she reached the third door, she pushed it open to find Hiroshi sitting at the table eating a bowl of rice with curry with an identical meal steaming in front of the seat directly beside him. She approached timidly and sat down in the chair beside him. He looked up as she began to eat. She ate rather slowly as if she wasn't hungry. If she hadn't slept for three days with out food, he thought that would have been the case. "Something wrong?" he asked her as she poked her rice. She looked up at him briefly to find a genuine concerned look on her face and looked down. "What's to become of me here?" she choked out.
"First let me tell you that my wish for your happiness is what I most care about. As of what's to come, well, once you turn sixteen you and I are to be married and start a family supposedly. That's my father's purpose for you here. I told him that it wasn't necessary but he insisted and said I was too kind or something like that." He smiled at her as she listened to all he had to say. "Oddly enough, my father still believes in the marriage customs of the clan which he wiped out in one night. Technically, you can't get married with out parents' permission until you turn sixteen. So we have until then… to find a way to get you out of here." She stared at him dumbfounded, almost gaping at him. "Wait what?" she said after the shock receded. I must have herd that wrong, so very very wrong. "I know it's not what you want, as it was with my mother. She was in the same situation until she was killed after I was three for apparently turning me soft or what not." He said taking another bite of food. Now her jaw literally hit the table. He's actually going to help me… and how many sentences did he just say in succession?
"Why would you help me?" she finally calmed her mind enough to say. "Your happiness comes first and if you're wondering why I'm talking so much is because dad never holds conversations well and you the only life contact I've had in years. Anyway, tomorrow we'll go into town to get some clothes for you. Why were you wearing such masculine clothes anyway? Usually girls are trying to show their figures." He finished of by giving a smirk. "I, first, am not the usual type of girl, and second, that is my training out fit." She smirked this time. "Then what do you where when you aren't training?" "Pajamas." He gave her a questioning look. "I'm always training; either that or I'm asleep. So what you see is what I got along the lines of clothing, except that dress I bought for my birthday party." She mumbled the last thing to herself but he heard it nonetheless. He smirked again. "Well the yukata looks good on you if you were wondering." She blushed heavily and began eating. This is definitely going to be interesting.
The next day
Susurie entered the small town with Hiroshi at her heals. From what she could tell they were somewhere in rain. She entered the first store she could find and got the essentials including all underwear, toiletries, etc. She went to another story and bought some outfits similar to what she wore for training: black shirt with mesh short sleeves and black cargo pants that hugged her hips but weren't overly flattering to her curves, to the great disappointment of Hiroshi. Once she had everything she needed they had lunch at a café. "Well this is better than what I thought your father meant by bonding time." She smiled as she sipped at her cup of Jasmine tea. He nodded and looked out at the people walking the street. "Anything else I can get the cute couple?" a waitress asked. Susurie blushed heavily and shook her head no and the lady nodded and gave them the bill.
Hiroshi paid the bill after they were through with their small meal. They walked the streets until Susurie stopped outside a small store. She had a small frown on her face as she looked at the dress in the window. "What's the matter?" he asked her, approaching from behind. She turned around to face him with an obvious fake smile on. "Nothing." He looked at her carefully and shook his head. "I haven't known you long, but I know that was a lie." She nodded and let the smile fade away. "My brothers' birthday is in a couple of days. I just remembered because that was the dress I bought for my own birthday." She said pointing to the dress. "Do you want it? I'll get it for you." He offered trying to cheer her up. "No, it wouldn't be the same." She gave him a genuine smile then began to walk again.
They arrived back at the house and she went and locked herself in her room a while. She came out an hour later in her training out fit with her hitai-ate (is that correct?) tied around her right bicep. She walked out side and began to do her warm ups, pushups and light jutsus, light for her anyway. Hiroshi watched from a tree branch that he was sitting on while reading his book. He watched her graceful movements no longer interested in the book. "You can come out now. I knew you were there from the start of my warm up." She called to him. He jumped down, and looked at her and noticed she wasn't having any difficulties breathing and was not sweating due to the rather harsh work out compared to most kunoichi's routine.
"Aren't you tired at all?" he asked. She shook her head and giggled to herself. This was the common reaction others had to her warm up. "Oh… yeah… that's just my warm ups. I never go all out unless I'm alone." He almost… almost lost his composure for a moment but caught himself before it was overly obvious. "Why do you train so hard?" She thought about it for a moment before responding. "Don't wanna get lazy, and my chakra is coming back, but let me guess, another sedation is in the near future." He frowned. "Unfortunately yes… but not in such a large amount. Father requires it but once we figure out how to get you out of here I'll stop." She nodded expecting nothing less from an answer.
"I'll hold off until tomorrow though so you can regain enough strength to not collapse again like last time." He said before entering the small house again. She sighed and sat down under the tree he was sitting in. Akane, Kenichi you better get your lazy ass selves here soon. Why so soon? Where the hell did you come from? I'm you and your mother has the same thing so don't panic. What do you want? You need someone with you right now, so here I am. I don't need your help. The hell you don't. Whatever, and to answer your original question, their going to make me marry him and have kids. I'm only fifteen for crying out loud. I'm too young to even think about that kinda stuff. Well at least the groom is hot, ne? No he's not. Yes he is and I'm you so if I think he's hot then you think that too. Would you leave me alone please? Whatever, but you know you like him. God why me? Why is this happening to me and what in hell did I do to deserve to have such an annoying voice in my head. Hey, I'm not annoying! Sure, keep telling yourself that. Why you… Susurie mentally threw a pillow at her second conscience and the voice went quiet. Thank God now I can rest. She snoozed under the tree while being watched by a pair of black eyes from inside the house.
End Chapter XIII
Thanks for all the suggestions; they were a big help. Hope you like this chappy. I thought that no matter how hard Itachi tried, his son is still caring and respectful hehehe. I'd like to dedicate the character of Ayame to my best friend Checkerboard punk for being my friend since we were seven. Luv ya as a sis. Anyway, I think I'd like to take a poll how many people think it would be funny if Sasuke's son and Naruto's daughter end up together. I thought it would be funny. Oh the irony. Anyway thanks for the reviews from everybody. I'm glad so many people like my story. By the way, I noticed that more people read chapter twelve than eleven so I'm just reminding you that the last time I updated there were two new chapters.
Preview
Chapter XIV Living With Men (couple of days passed)
Kenichi got out of his tent to a slightly chilly morning. He walked to a near by stream and splashed some water in his face. They were currently in waterfall and near the border of rain. It's been nearly a week and they were running out of time. They had nine days left to find and get Susurie back. Akane approached his brother from behind. "Happy birthday bro." he said while yawning. Kenichi nodded with a smirk on his face. "Being nineteen makes me feel old. The two squads can't be any older than Susurie and she's not even sixteen yet. Damn I feel ancient." Akane let a slight laugh slip as he sat down next to Kenichi. "We'll get her back According to Ayame we're nearly there." Kenichi nodded and then smirked. "You like Ayame don't you." He said poking his brother. "Hell no, and just cause I'm a few minutes younger doesn't mean you can poke me." He said as a light blush appeared on his face. "Sure keep telling your self that."